Multi-trade Facilities Maintenance Technician III

About Us

Texas Children’s presence in Austin supports a pediatric population of more than half a million, keeping kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high-quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area offering full-service family care, including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin is a state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs for multiple systems and equipment to ensure a safe environment and operational reliability according to standards established by the management team.
• Performs inspections, maintenance, and repairs to facilities to provide a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Performs repairs to failed equipment according to established standards and within acceptable timeframes.
• Performs troubleshooting and problem-solving maintenance duties for multiple systems and equipment according to standards established by the management team.
• Demonstrates troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates technical knowledge depth on multiple pieces of equipment and associated systems.
• Demonstrates basic electrical knowledge and meter usage.
• Demonstrates Fire Safety knowledge such as fire extinguisher designations and usage.
• Ensures work product meets the expected criteria.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Completes activities in a way that maximizes task effectiveness and minimizes customer impact.
• Demonstrates ability to create and process purchase orders.
• Ensures inventory under individual craftsman control meets orderliness, labeling, and quantity standards.
• Consistently demonstrates positive, responsible leadership and guidance.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (required).
• 3 years' experience as a general maintenance service-related Technician (required).
• Hospital experience (preferred).

Skills

• Preventative maintenance and repair of facility equipment across multiple trades (plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, pneumatic tube, painting, carpentry, and associated systems).
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving for various systems and equipment.
• Basic electrical knowledge and meter usage.
• Fire Safety knowledge, including fire extinguisher designations and usage.
• Effective communication and customer service.
• Purchase order creation and processing.
• Inventory management and control.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.